b'FeBRuaRy 8 - 21, 2021delaware river ports17SPONSORED CONTENTShip Philly First collaboratively touts Philadelphias sea and air advantagesBy Paul Scott Abbott, AJOTBy sea and air, Philadelphia offerscommodities both into and out of the anoutstandingcongestion-freegate- area, Wear said. Collaboration with waytoU.S.NortheastmarketsandtheWTAanditsShipPhillyFirst beyondamessagecollaborativelycommitteeensuresthatPhiladelphia delivered by a local business initiativeremains top-of-mind during the deci-appropriately named Ship Philly First. sion-making process, driving business As a committee of the World Tradeto both the airport and the region.AssociationofPhiladelphia,ShipPhiladelphiaspropitiousgeogra-Philly First coordinates with PhilaPortphy and incomparable expertise make it and Philadelphia International Airporta leader in such diverse sectors as per-in marketing the unique logistics capa- ishable fruits, meats and cocoa beans, as bilities of the City of Brotherly Love. well as vehicles, steel, paper, sugar and Insomecircles,Philadelphiaisdairy products, Antonucci noted.considered a diamond in the rough,Whilethemultigenerationalfam-saidLawrenceR.Larry Antonucciily-owned businesses and large private Jr., president of the WTA and chairmancorporations making up the SPF com-of its Ship Philly First committee. Butmittee are often competitors, Antonucci Phillyisatruediamond,capableofsaid they are allies in efforts to make the handling any commodity as a robustly(ADVANTAGEScontinued onFast-growing Philadelphia International airport offers superior infrastructure, speed, security and competitive alternative for movementpage 18) reliability in the heart of populous Northeast markets. of cargo in the Northeast.In his role as president of Phila-delphia-headquarteredcustomsbro- B R A T I NkerageandfreightforwardingfirmL E G721LogisticsLLC,AntonucciisC Eintimatelyfamiliarwiththeadvan-tages of the seaport and airport, which bothboastqualitiesthatalignwith the logistics companys own mantra:1920-2020Largeenoughtoserveyou,smallO Eenough to care. F SERVICPhilaPortslongtimedirectorof marketing, Sean Mahoney, pointed toSUCCESS STARTS WITH A WINNING TEAM!thesynergisticrelationshipbetween Ship Philly First, the seaport and air-port,commenting,Wecomplement eachotherasweofferanintimate,Since our establishment in 1920, we haveWE OFFER OUR CUSTOMERS:customizedapproachbackedbyabeen providing our global customers aOn-site Storage and Multi-modaldeep roster of service providers, frompremier level of service through superior truckers to terminal operators, ware- handling and performance, technologicalDistribution Services housers to freight forwarders, fumiga- advancements, and a perpetual eyeCustomer Access to 24 hour Inventory Trackingtors to cargo inspectors. on customer satisfaction. Also, we offer one Standard Berths and Ro-Ro Ramps are available With more than $1 billion in capi- of the most cost effective and reliable labor Specially engineered Lifting Gear tal investments over the past decadeforces in the North Atlantic. Container Transloading from / to Rail or Truckandadditionaladvancesunderway,On-site service provided by 2 Class I PhilaPortprovidestheinfrastructureWe have the ability to accommodate aRail Carriersandlaborproductivitynecessarytovariety of automobile, breakbulk, bulk,swiftlyserveasafavoredgatewaycontainer and forest products. Our Efficient Distribution to Two Thirds of the United States and Canadian populations within to two-thirds of the U.S. population,distinction, is based on our ability to closely48 - 72 Hours as well as portions of Canada, withincoordinate your Stevedoring, Warehousing two days of transit time by truck andand Distribution Logistics. multiple Class I railroads.Meanwhile, Philadelphia Interna-tional Airport, after several consecu-tiveyearsofcargoactivitygrowth, ispreparingtosignificantlyexpand its present capabilities, in response to dynamic global growth of pharmaceu-tical business and e-commerce. 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Wear, the airports directorofairservicedevelopmentPENN WAREHOUSING & DISTRIBUTION, INC. and cargo services. 2147 South Columbus Blvd. Toincreasemarketshare,PHLPhiladelphia, PA 19148has purchased 135 acres of undevel- TEL: 215-218-3000opedpropertyadjacenttoexistingFAX: 215-218-3043cargo operations, with plans to buildWEB: www.pennwarehousing.comastate-of-the-industryfacilityto respond to cargo community demands for the next two decades.These additional cargo facilities will contribute to the economic devel-opmentinthePhiladelphiaregion, increasing the amount of high-value'